| Question #1: |
How are these elements of human nature relevant to societal interaction? |
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Precept #1: Cooperation, Conflict and Consolidation |
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| Question #2: |
What is the most rational objective for human beings to collectively pursue? |
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Precept #2: The Common Good - Service and Protection |
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| Question #3: |
What is the most rational way to address conflict and accomplish common objectives? |
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Precept #3: Establishment of Law and Government |
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| Question #4: |
What is the optimal method for structuring law and government to
accomplish common objectives? |
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Precept #4: Identifying Fundamental Goals and Instituting Those Systems Most Likely to Accomplish Them |
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| Question #5: |
What foundation for governmental systems is most conducive to reducing conflict and accomplishing common objectives? |
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Precept #5: Individual Autonomy |
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| Question #6: |
What foundations for governmental systems are most likely to be institutionalized by people in positions of power? |
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Precept #6: Ideologies that Serve Private Interests |
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| Question #7: |
What foundation for political systems would serve the common good most effectively?
The Operative Ideologies
Systems Based on Absolute Power: Totalitarianism
Systems Based on Oligarchy: Republicanism
Systems Based on Restoration: Conservatism
Systems Based on Moderation: Liberalism |
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Precept #7: The Better Answer - Systems Based on Consent |
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| Question #8: |
What foundation for economic systems would serve the common good most effectively?
The Operative Ideologies
Systems Based on Status: Capitalism, et al.
Systems Based on Alleviation: Keynesianism, et al.
Systems Based on Need: Communism
Systems Based on Equality: Socialism, et al. |
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Precept #8: The Better Answer - Systems Based on Labor |
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| Question #9: |
What foundation for legal systems would serve the common good most effectively?
The Operative Ideologies
Systems Based on Privilege: "Classism”
Systems Based on Collusion: “Fraternalism”
Systems Based on Natural Law: "Moralism”
Systems Based on Vengeance: “Retributionism” |
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Precept #9: The Better Answer - Systems Based on Equality |
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| Question #10: |
What would be the most effective mechanism for ensuring that citizens have the opportunity to freely choose which type of government that they contract to support? |
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Precept #10: Establishing Domestic and International Rights to Individual Autonomy |
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| Question #11: |
What would be the optimal method for protecting a right to individual autonomy? |
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Precept #11: Expanding Social Contract Law to Require Compliance with Principles of Civil Contract Law
a. Bargained For Exchange
b. Offer and Acceptance
c. Consideration
d. No Defenses |
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| Question #12: |
What steps would be most conducive to allowing the most people to live under a government of their choosing? |
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Precept #12: Encouraging Nation Building Based on Philosophy |
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